Yes, You CAN Download Your Tree From Ancestry.com – Here’s How
Can you download your family tree from Ancestry.com? The answer is yes. We see this question quite a bit so we thought we’d quickly show you how.
Sort, Scan, Share: How to NOT Drown in Family Memorabilia
By Jodi Bash Small piles of photos, letters, and other yellowed documents lined the living room walls. As I walked further into the house, I saw they also lined all available space in the kitchen and bedroom. “I want to throw it all away!” My client was overwhelmed with her extensive genealogy collection. She had …
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The Free Genetic Ancestry Report You Don’t Want to Miss
If you’re one of the many thousands of genealogists that have tested your DNA in the hopes of better understanding your genetic heritage, you’ll be excited to hear that there is a new way to analyze your results — and it’s free. In October 2015 a new project from Columbia University researchers and the NY Genome …
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Are You Still Using Family Tree Maker? If So, Read This
As many of you know, last December Ancestry announced that they would no longer support or sell their downloadable family tree software, Family Tree Maker (FTM). This was a great shock to many researchers who had invested in the program. A lot of confusion about Family Tree Maker has ensued since. Family History Daily uses a variety of software …
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Who Actually Owns the Family Tree You Have Online?
Do you host your family tree online? Have you backed up your genealogy files to the cloud? If you said yes to either question, you are certainly not alone. Many family historians today choose to store their trees on the web. And there are many benefits to doing so — easy setup, access from anywhere, simple sharing …
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Are You One of 35 Million Mayflower Descendants? Here’s How to Find Out
There’s no doubt that the landing of the Mayflower in the ‘New World’ in 1620 is one of the most important events in American history. Whether you know all of the facts about this historic voyage or not, discovering a connection to this iconic American event would be truly exciting for any family historian. Yet, most of us …
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Quick Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About the US Census for Genealogy?
The US census is by far one of the most commonly used resources by family historians. Its encompassing, regular nature means that it’s the first place many of us look for crucial details about our ancestors. But how much do you really know about this treasure? Do you have what it takes to get a passing …
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How to Fail at Family History Research in 10 Simple Steps
Genealogy is an exciting adventure into a unique past — that of your very own family. It’s full of twists and turns, validation and insight. What could be better? But family history research is, unfortunately, also full of pitfalls. Pitfalls that can hinder or derail your research if you don’t avoid them…or at least try …
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Ancestry Will Retire Family Tree Maker Software This Month
Ancestry has released the surprising announcement today that they are discontinuing their popular Family Tree Maker software. …we’ve taken a hard look at the declining desktop software market and the impact this has on being able to continue to provide product enhancements and support that our users need. With that, we’ve made the decision to stop …
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Stop ‘Saving’ Records to Your Ancestry Tree Until You Read This
It’s no secret that we love free genealogy sites here at Family History Daily. But, we have to admit, we also like Ancestry.com. Next to FamilySearch.org, you’re not going to find a larger, more diverse genealogy website, and many of us are willing to pay their subscription fees for that reason alone. But we also like …
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